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Nuclear energy of the future and consequences of the abandoning of the 'Astrid' 4. generation nuclear reactor project

Creators

  • 1. Assemblee nationale, 126 rue de l'Universite, 75355 Paris 07 SP (France)
  • 2. Senat - Palais du Luxembourg, 15, rue de Vaugirard, 75291 Paris Cedex 06 (France)

Description

This official publication aims at recalling the main objectives of the 'Astrid' project which had been launched ten years before, at describing the conditions under which it has been developed and at which cost, at discussing the relevance of justifications of its postponement or of its abandoning, at examining the consequences of this decision for the future of the French nuclear sector, at discussing new technologies for tomorrow's nuclear, and at discussing how to give back a long term perspective to the French research on advanced nuclear. It also formulates ten recommendations regarding these issues

Abstract (French)

Dans un contexte deja difficile pour la filiere nucleaire, l'annonce en aout 2019 du report de la construction du reacteur de 4e generation Astrid a la fin du siecle a provoque un vif emoi et de nombreuses reactions. Quels etaient les principaux objectifs de ce projet lance dix ans auparavant? Dans quelles conditions a-t-il ete developpe et a quel cout? Quelle est la pertinence des justifications avancees pour son report ou son abandon? Quelles sont les consequences de cette decision sur l'avenir de la filiere nucleaire francaise? Quelles sont les nouvelles pistes technologiques pour le nucleaire de demain? Comment redonner une perspective de long terme a la recherche francaise sur le nucleaire avance? Telles sont quelques-unes des questions auxquelles les rapporteurs ont cherche a apporter des reponses et qui les conduisent a proposer de relancer le debat democratique sur ce sujet central pour l'independance et la souverainete de la France

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Additional titles

Original title (French)
L'energie nucleaire du futur et les consequences de l'abandon du projet de reacteur nucleaire de 4e generation 'Astrid'

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
117 p.
Report number
INIS-FR--21-1113

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
52093319
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
DECISION MAKING; FRANCE; FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; KNOWLEDGE PRESERVATION; NATIONAL ENERGY PLANS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; POLITICAL ASPECTS; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; REACTOR SAFETY; RECOMMENDATIONS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INDUSTRY; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; REACTORS; SAFETY; WESTERN EUROPE

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